When I walked into the Shrine of the Renunciation in Assisi, I thought about going to my friends’ houses in high school to play Xbox, and how bizarre it would be if one of those teenagers became a saint. What if the kid from…
Category: 4. World
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UK Supreme Court says legal definition of ‘woman’ excludes trans women, in landmark ruling
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The United Kingdom’s highest court ruled that the legal definition of “woman” excludes trans women, in a case with sweeping consequences for how equality…
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Russians lure diplomats into malware trap with wine-tasting • The Register
Russia never stops using proven tactics, and its Cozy Bear, aka APT 29, cyber-spies are once again trying to lure European diplomats into downloading malware with a phony invitation to a lux event.
Last year, the Kremlin team went after German…
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Colossal squid filmed by scientists for first time in ocean
Lewis AdamsBBC News, Essex
The colossal squid was found during an expedition in the south Atlantic Ocean A colossal squid has been filmed in its natural environment for the first time since the species was discovered 100 years ago.
The 30cm-long…
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Why all-inclusive resorts are sending guests off site
Fort Young Hotel & Dive ResortLong associated with swim-up bars and endless beach time, all-inclusive resorts are rewriting the rules to meet the changing expectations of post-pandemic travellers.
When international travel resumed following the…
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Russia Jails 4 Journalists for Working With Navalny’s Organization
Four Russian journalists have been convicted of extremism in a closed-door trial and jailed for working with an anti-corruption group founded in 2011 by the opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny, a ruling that drew widespread condemnation from…
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Doctor charged with murdering 15 palliative care patients in Germany, prosecutors say
The 40-year-old medic, who has been held in custody since August, is alleged to have committed the crimes between September 2021 and July 2024.
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A Woman in Her Fifties Attacked and Swallowed by a 7-Meter Python
In a span of just a few days, two women in Indonesia were found dead after being swallowed whole by giant reticulated pythons. The attacks occurred in separate villages but shared disturbing similarities, drawing renewed attention to these…
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Russia’s largest military call-up whips up fear among young men | Russia-Ukraine war News
On April 1, Russia began a new conscription drive with the goal of enlisting 160,000 military-age men between 18 and 30.
It is the largest such call-up since 2011, aiming to fulfil last year’s presidential decree to boost the armed forces to…
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